Covered boning



Dec. 31, 19

63 HfHARlNG COVERED BONING Filed Jan. 4, 1962 United States Patent3,115,642 COVERED BONING Harry Haring, Brooklyn, N.Y., assignor toUniversal Boning Co., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed.Ian. 4, 1962, Ser. No. 164,300 1 Claim. (Cl. 2--256) This inventionrelates generally to the field of concealed boning used in the tailoringof garments, particularly womens garments such as strapless gowns,corsetry, and the like, and more particularly to an improved form of thesame.

In the prior art, it is known to manufacture such covered boning byproviding a resilient elongated body either of featheroone, or syntheticresinous materials having similar resilient properties. To provide ameans for interconnecting such boning in a garment by stitch means, thebody is normally provided with upper and lower cover elements of textilematerial which are interconnected about the body along eitherlongitudinal edge thereof. The cover elements have normally been formedfrom low-count material possessing a high degree of stretch but littleresiliency. As the boning is flexed during the coiling of the same aftermanufacture, and subsequent to installation, both upper and lower coverelements normally acquire wrinkles which are not subject to subsequentelimination. Aside from being unsightly, these wrinkles form focalpoints for the accumulation of dirt and soil so that they quickly assumean unsightly appearance, and where such wrinkles have been acquiredprior to installation in the garment, sewing difiiculties areencountered in smoothly installing the boning within the garment.

It is among the principal objects of the present invention to provide animproved covered boning in which the above-mentioned disadvantages havebeen substantially eliminated.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of improvedcovered boning of a generally wrinkle-free nature, in which the cost offabrication may be of a reasonably low order, consistent with prior artconstructions, thereby permitting consequent wide sale, distribution anduse.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of improvedcovered boning which may be fabricated in a more or less conventionalmanner, no new sewing equipment or skills being required.

A feature of the invention lies in the provision of a pair of upper andlower cover elements in which one of the cover elements is arranged withits warp threads at right angles to the principal axis of the boningbody, and the other of the cover elements is interconnected thereto withits thread axis disposed on a bias with respect to such principal axis.

These objects and features, as well as other incidental ends andadvantages, will more fully appear in the progress of the followingdisclosure, and be pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing, to which reference will be made in the specification,similar reference characters have been employed to designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary view in perspective of an embodiment of theinvention.

FIGURE 2 is a similar fragmentary view in perspective of the embodiment,showing surfaces disposed opposite those seen in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view as seen from the plane3-3 in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary view in perspective correice sponding to thatseen in FIGURE 2, but showing the device in curved flexed condition.

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary enlarged bottom plan view as might be seenfrom the upper portion of FIGURE 2, but showing the lower cover elementin extended or developed condition.

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary view as seen from the plane 66 in FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 7 is a fragmentary view in perspective corresponding to that seenin FIGURE 4, but showing the effect of curved fiexure obtained whenusing conventional covered boning.

In accordance with the invention, the device, generally indicated byreference character 10, comprises broadly: a resilient body 11, an uppercover element 12, and a lower cover element 13.

The resilient body 11 may be formed of featherbone or suitable syntheticresinous material, such as styrene or other material having similarproperties. It is bounded by an upper planar surface 16, a lower planarsurface 17, side surfaces 13 and 19, the surfaces 1649, inclusive, beininterconnected at rectilinear edges 20, 21, 22 and 23. Where the body 11is made of synthetic resinous material, it may be formed by continuousextrusion, as is well-known in the art.

The upper cover element 12 is preferably formed of high-count gauzematerial (a relatively low-count weave), and includes an outer lamina26, and first and second inner laminae 27 and 28.

The outer lamina 26 includes an upper planar portion 30, side portions31 and 32, and lower planar portions 33 and 34 bounded by side foldedges 35 and 36. The first and second inner laminae 27 and 28,respectively, are generally similar and symmetrical, each being boundedby an inner edge 38, and including an upper planar portion 3-9, a sideportion 40, and a lower planar portion 41 extending to the edges 35 and36, respectively. Referring to FIGURE 1, it will be observed that thematerial from which the upper cover element 12 is formed includes warpthreads 42 and woof threads 43, the latter being parallel to theprincipal axis of the body 11, and the former being disposed at rightangles thereto.

The lower cover element 13 is also formed from highcount gauze, and, asbest seen in FIGURES 2 and 3, includes an outer lamina 45 and first andsecond inner laminae 46 and 47, respectively, the laminae 45-47 beinginterconnected at fold edges 48 and 49 and terminating at inner edges 50and 51. As best seen in FIGURES 2, 4 and 5, the warp threads 52 and woolthreads 53 are disposed on a bias with respect to the principal axis ofthe body 11.

The upper cover element 12 is interconnected to the lower cover element13 by stitch means 56 and 57 in wellknown manner. However, during thesewing, the lower cover element 13 is placed under tension as comparedto the upper cover element 12, and, being disposedupon a bias, aftersewing the same will exert a slight resilient contractile force whichwill prevent the formation of wrinkles.

This effect is best seen from a consideration of FIG- URES 4 and 7,wherein a bowing effect is absorbed by the contraction of the lowercover element, whereas in conventional construction, wherein the upperand lower cover elements are both interconnected with warp threadsparallel to the axis of the body 11, a noticeable wrinkling effect willoccur, usually on the lower cover element but at times also on the uppercover element as well.

To preserve the contractile effect of the lower cover element 13,periodic interconnection of pieces of goods forming the lower coverelement are also disposed on a 3 bias, as seen in FIGURES 2, 5 and 6.This is preferably done by a concealed stitch 62.

I wish it to be understood that I do not consider the invention limitedto the precise details of structure shown and set forth in thisspecification, for obvious modifications will occur to those skilled inthe art to which the invention pertains.

I claim:

In a covered boning construction, including an elongated resilient bodyhaving a principal axis an'd up er and lower cover elements, theimprovement comprising: said upper cover element being formed of woventextile material having warp and woof threads, said warp threads beingarranged at right angles to said principal 4% axis; said lower coverelement being formed of woven textile material having warp and Woofthreads arranged on a bias with respect to said principal axis; andstitch means interconnecting said upper and lower elements; said lowercover element being sewed to said upper cover element while undertension.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS454,587 Bray June 23, 1891 798,240 Warren Aug. 29, 1905 2,773,265 DickDec. 11, 1956

